Chevrolet Silverado 1500 / 2005
2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 problems
Owners have filed 643 complaints about the 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 29.7% of them — the clear leader, ahead of service brakes at 12.8%.
Complaints643
Crashes27
Fires45
Injuries19
Deaths2
What owners report breaking
Electrical system 29.7% · 191
Service brakes 12.8% · 82
Service brakes, hydraulic 8.1% · 52
Air bags 7.9% · 51
Steering 7.5% · 48
Power train 5.8% · 37
Suspension 3.3% · 21
Engine and engine cooling 3.0% · 19
Severity
Of those complaints, 27 describe a crash, 45 describe a fire, 19 report an injury and 2 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 29 model years of the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 in this data, 2005 sits 18th by complaint volume. 2014 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 8 in the last three years against 22 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 64,000 miles.
In owners' own words
While traveling at a speed of 60mph the speedometer would increase to around 100mph. After coming to a complete stop the speedometer still registered 35mph. I was able to reset the speedometer by cycling the key on and off 5 times. I've had the same issue at least 3 times now. This should be a recall issue before someone gets hurt or killed, not to mention all the speeding tickets being issued for this defect. Electrical system · reported at 35,000 miles
My blower motor wiring melted and almost caught fire. I had it replaced under warranty once. 15 Months later the same thing happened. I am smart enough to disconnect it before it caused a fire but it is no longer under warranty. The second time it happened it would not shut off after I turned the engine off and pulled the key. Had I not known how to disconnect it my truck surely would have been damaged. Electrical system · reported at 35,000 miles
While slowing down and letting off the gas while making a turn the truck started speeding back up, braking did stop the truck and no revving occurred. After breaking to a complete stop and letting of the gas the truck would start moving forward as if the gas is being applied-speeding up gradually. Put the truck in reverse and same thing happened. Turned truck off and back on the problem did not persist. Electrical system
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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